How to postpone the end of the world: globalization and algorithmic governance in information and surveillance capitalism

This essay revisits the theme of globalization to contextualize the current platformization, dataism, and datafication of society, known as “information and surveillance capitalism.” The research highlights how the ideology of the “technological sublime” undermines a more critical view of technology companies and the environmental crisis. Within the current information regime, digital technologies ambiguously impact liberal democracy by restricting rights, intensifying surveillance, and neglecting agendas that require global governance, such as climate change. Finally, the essay emphasizes that the academic community debates algorithmic governance in the fields of organizational and management studies.

Keywords:
Globalization; Algorithmic governance; Technological sublime; Surveillance capitalism